INTERNATIONAL SERVANTS

International Servants is a Christian Mission bringing hope to children and families in Belize through our Medical Mission, Feed-A-Child Program, Children's Ministry, Church Construction and leading Belize Mission Trips. 

Belize is one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, with thousands of needy children and families living in desperate poverty.

International Servants was founded in 1990 by one of our Belize Baptist Missionaries, Dr. Paul Whisnant, and is governed by its Board of Directors. Dr. Paul leads our Belize staff of Pastors, Teachers, Medical Providers, Children's workers, Construction groups, Mission Team leaders and volunteers.

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BELIZE MISSION TRIP VIDEOS

BELIZE MISSION PHOTOS

BELIZE MISSION BROCHURE

BELIEFS     TESTIMONIALS

WHY WE HAVE BELIZE MISSION TEAMS

BELIZE MEDICAL MISSION TRIPS

International Servants provides free Medical Mission clinics in Belize. These clinics treat thousands of poor, needy children & families in remote jungle villages. Some have basic problems like fever or worms, others have life threatening heart murmurs or diabetes. 

The purpose of our Medical Mission is to open hearts to Christ, so we always setup our clinics in villages where our Belize missionaries are starting a Church.  It's a wonderful tool for showing the love of God.

Our Belize Medical Director, Amanda Whisnant, CPNP, is the Medical Provider who leads our Belize Medical Mission Trips, with 25-40 volunteer MD's, D.O.'s, PA's, NP's, Pharmacists, Pharmacy techs, Dentists, Nurses, and Medical students from the USA. 

Spouses, children and friends of Medical volunteers are also welcome. We can use their help on our Construction or Children's Teams during the same time. Most of our Belize Medical Mission Trips are one week long.

For more info or to sign up for one of our Belize Medical Mission Trips, click BELIZE MISSION TRIP INFO.

BACKGROUND: Amanda was born and raised in a small town in Ohio. She did her grad school at MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina. Her first Medical Mission Trip was to Honduras in 2002. Besides serving as our Belize Medical Director and leading Belize Medical Mission Teams, she also works part-time at Acute Care Pediatrics in Palm Coast, Florida. She's married with 2 children.

FUN FACT: Amanda has a black belt in Karate, loves ice cream and takes Flintstones Children's Vitamin daily (because they taste better than Adult Vitamins).

BELIZE MEDICAL MISSION PHOTOS

SAVING A CHILD'S LIFE

HELP US SAVE HER ARM AND LIFE

FEED-A-CHILD BELIZE

International Servants feeds needy children in our Feed-A-Child Program in Belize. 40 percent of children in our rurual jungle villages are malnourished to the point of stunting their growth.

We do much more than just feed the children. Each child also receives loving care from our staff as we provide worm medicine, children's vitamins, school supplies and teach them about Jesus.

We need your help. Your gift of $12 can feed a hungry, malnourished child for a month. $48 can feed 4 children. $96 can feed 8 children.

Make a difference in the life of a precious child today. Click here to GIVE and then select the FEED-A-CHILD option.

FEED-A-CHILD BELIZE PHOTOS

"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me." Matthew 25:40

Boys thanking Jesus for their food
in our Feed-A-Child program

DR PAUL WHISNANT

While on a short-term, one week, Mission Trip to Belize in 1989, Paul Whisnant felt called by God to full-time missions. Five months later, as a 19 year old teenager, he dropped out of college, packed a few belongings in a backpack and bought a one-way plane ticket to Belize, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. He arrived with only $50 in his pocket and moved into a grass hut made of leaves and sticks, in a remote jungle village. The village had no electricity or running water. The natives taught him how to survive by eating iguanas and rats. He took his baths in a slimy, muddy river with crocodiles nearby. He struggled with tropical diseases such as malaria and a tape-worm. He even had to deal with the village witch doctor. The Mission he started in that grass hut over 20 years ago is now International Servants. 

His many years living deep in the jungle as a Belize missionary produced a wealth of fascinating stories that made him a sought after speaker in the USA (and in Africa and Asia), inspiring others to make a difference with their lives. Whether he's speaking to 600 teenagers at the Smokey Mountain Youth Conference in Tennessee, 200 business leaders at the corporate headquarters for CHICK-FIL-A in Atlanta, GA, or in the chapel at the 18,000 member FELLOWSHIP CHURCH in Dallas, TX, it's his humor and commitment that'll keep you on the edge of your seat but Paul's passion for Missions which radiates through him that you'll remember the most. 

BACKGROUND: Dr Paul Whisnant was born in a small Georgia town. He did undergrad at BRYAN COLLEGE in Tennessee and then his Masters work at CIU in South Carolina in Inter-Cultural Studies. In 1990, he moved to the jungles of Belize and lived in a grass hut as a missionary. In 2004, he was Ordained as a SOUTHERN BAPTIST MINISTER. In 2009, he was awarded a Honorary PhD in Missions by the Board of Trustees at IBC. In 2008, 2011, and again in 2012, he was awarded a Certificate of Official Recognition and Appreciation by the UNITED STATES EMBASSY'S Ambassador to Belize for his service in Belize. He currently serves as our Belize Mission Director, resides in Florida and Belize and is married with 2 children.

FUN FACT: When following Dr Paul through the jungle, he appears fearless, but he does have 2 weaknesses: he hates snakes and getting shots. Even though he easily eats rats, iguana's and scorpions, he can't stomach mashed potatoes.

VIDEO OF DR PAUL IN BELIZE

DR PAUL WHISNANT PHOTOS

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF MISSIONS

DR. PAUL'S FAMILY

SAVE A CHILDS LIFE

We treat thousands of patients each year in our Belize Medical Mission Clinic. We often encounter children that need life-saving surgery. But many of these surgeries are too complicated to perform in Belize. So we bring children to the USA for these life-saving surgeries. This requires a lot of work and fundraising on our part but it's very rewarding to save a precious life. It also helps open many hearts to Christ.

Click here to read Heilin's story

Click here to read Xiomara's story

BELIZE

Most Americans think Belize is an island, because that's what they see when they google Belize. But that only represents about 5 percent of Belize' land mass. The rest of Belize is actually a country in Central America. It borders Guatemala on the west and Mexico on the North.

Belize is best known for it's intriguing mix of tropical jungles rich with wildlife, mountains and mysterious Maya temples. It has a wide variety of peoples and cultures, including Spanish, Creoles, Garifunas and Maya Indians. There are many needs in this developing country where 60% are children under 18, 80% live in desperate poverty and many jungle villagers have no access to health care.

"Drugs, violence, prostitution and teen pregnancy are an all-too-common reality for Belizean children, who have few positive alternatives."  UNICEF

POVERTY: Poverty in Belize is widespread. The majority of Belizean children in jungle areas live far below the poverty line. This means that these children do not have their basic food and medical needs met. Many live in grass huts made of sticks and leaves.

MALNUTRITION: Stunting due to malnutrition affects 40% of the poorest children.

ABUSE: Child abuse and neglect are a major, wide spread probelm in Belize. In the majority of cases, the abuser is a family member.

AIDS: Belize has the highest AIDS rate in Central America.

EDUCATION: 55% of poor children never have the chance to attend school past 5th grade.

HEALTH: Belize faces shortages of technicians and professionals, especially competent doctors. Many Belizeans who learn such occupations move to other countries in search of advancement. Belize' few hospitals are mostly located in urban areas, far out of reach for many of the poorest children.

More info on Belize:

PAHO.org

Unicef.org

CIA.gov

State.gov

LonelyPlanet.com